2023 Video Conferencing Buyer’s Guide

A great video conferencing setup needs to be professional and functional. Your home office will have many different requirements, your A/V equipment needs to be high quality without taking up a lot of desk space or being too technical.

You need a microphone, an interface to connect your microphone to your computer, headphones, cables, and other accessories.

We’ve created this page with everything that we recommend for video conferencing from your home office. You’ll find 3 options in each category. Everything you see is known to be “best in class” and “industry standard” and has a reputation for lasting a long time and providing maximum value for your meeting.

Simply put, you cannot go wrong with any of the equipment in our 2023 Video Conferencing Buyer’s Guide!

Best Video Conferencing Microphone

Dynamic microphones are known to be the best for live voice and broadcasting. A dynamic microphone will do a better job of capturing your voice with more warmth and less background noise compared to a condenser microphone.

Below are our three recommendations for dynamic microphones for your online meeting.

Best Audio Interface for Home Office

You will need a way to connect your microphone to your computer.

All of the options below will give you:

• Great XLR Microphone Preamp
• 48v Phantom Power for Condenser Microphones

The Elgato Wave and GoXLR will give you:

• Mute Buttons
• Ability to create custom mix for your headphones and what your guests hear.

The Yamaha AG06 will give you

• Ability to connect other equipment (record player, instruments, etc.)

Best Video Conferencing USB Microphone

If you don’t want to worry about connecting your microphone to an audio interface/mixer, then a USB microphone is the perfect solution for your conference. Below are three great all-in-one options to choose from.

Best Mic Boom Arm

A boom arm is helpful for isolating your microphone from desk noise and it makes it easier to get your microphone where it will be most comfortable for recording. When using your home office, this allows you to position your microphone without interfering with your keyboard or view of the monitor. Below are three great options for microphone boom arms.

If you’re unsure which to get, buy the Rode PSA1+

Best Headphones & Studio Monitors

We use all three of these options on a regular basis. Depending on your preference for closed-back or open-back headphones, you will want either the DT770 or DT990 pro headphones.

If you like having your headphones LOUD while using Zoom or Microsoft Teams, we recommend the DT770 pro headphones. The closed-back will prevent your microphone from hearing the sound in your headphones.

Best Studio Lighting

Having great lighting is important for building trust with your audience and coming across with more authority. These three options have a great reputation will provide you with the light that you need for your video conferencing.

Best Audio Cables

Great cables are critical to making your life easy while recording. It can be very frustrating to troubleshoot buzzing, bad connections, and background noise. These cables are on the “high end” of available cables, but we believe that the extra cost is worth it due to longevity and reliability.

Home Studio Accessories

Here are some additional items to consider for your desk. These are items that we use on a regular basis and we’ve included them for the sake of making this page complete.